Acting
Bill Cobbs
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Born
16 June 1934
Died
25 June 2024 (aged 90)
Birthplace
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Also known as William Francisco Cobbs · William Cobbs · بیل کابز · بیل کوبز · بیل کوبس
William Francisco Cobbs (June 16, 1934 – June 25, 2024) was an American actor. He was known for such film roles as Louisiana Slim in The Hitter (1979), Walter in The Brother from Another Planet (1984), Reginald in Night at the Museum (2006) and Master Tinker on Oz the Great and Powerful (2013). He played Lewis Coleman on I'll Fly Away (1991–1993), Jack on The Michael Richards Show (2000), and had guest appearances on Walker, Texas Ranger and The Sopranos. In 2020, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Performance in a Daytime Program for the series Dino Dana. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Cobbs, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Broken Church
as Pastor Evans
SEGAL
Thanks
Caroltyn
as Dr. Mason
Block Party
as Uncle Jim
Saving Paradise
as John Thompson
Dino Dana: The Movie
as Mr. Hendersen (Uncredited)
Beyond the Law
as Swilley
Call Me King
as Malachi
New Life
as Mr. Charles
The Great Gilly Hopkins
as Mr Randolph
The Ultimate Legacy
as Ted Hamilton
Christmas in Palm Springs
as Gabriel
On Angel's Wings
as Mr. Dupac
Of Mind and Music
as Stompleg
Oz the Great and Powerful
as Master Tinker
The Ultimate Life
as Ted Hamilton
The Last Letter
as Pastor
Lukewarm
as Thomas
The Undershepherd
as Dr. Ezekiel Cannon
The Tenant
as Jack Rymer
The Muppets
as Grandfather
The Arcadian
as Charles
Get Low
as Rev. Charlie Jackson
The Search for Santa Paws
as Mr. Stewart
The Morgue
as George
This Man's Life
2008
This Man's Life
as Myer Truman
Three Days to Vegas
as Marvin Jeffries
The Ultimate Gift
as Ted Hamilton
Night at the Museum
as Reginald
Hard Luck
as Cobb
Special Ed
as Lou
The Final Patient
as Dr. Daniel Green
The Derby Stallion
as Houston Jones
Duck
as Norman
A Mighty Wind
as Blues Musician
Enough
as Jim Toller
Sunshine State
as Dr. Elton Lloyd
A Rugrats Kwanzaa
as Uncle Charles (voice)
For All Time
as Proprietor / Conductor
Random Hearts
as Marvin
Hope Floats
as Nurse
Always Outnumbered
as Right Burke
Paulie
as Virgil the Janitor
Air Bud
as Arthur Chaney
Soulmates
1997
Soulmates
as Mr. Williams
Ed
as Tipton
Nightjohn
as Old man
That Thing You Do!
as Del Paxton
First Kid
as Speet
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Charlie Evers
Thrill
as Norm Duprey
Captiva Island
as Vernon
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
as Pullman Porter
Divas
as Sippy
Man with a Gun
as Henry Griggs
Fluke
as Bert
Out There
as Lyman Weeks
The Hudsucker Proxy
as Moses
Demolition Man
as Zachary Lamb - Aged
Fatal Instinct
as Man in Park
The Bodyguard
as Bill Devaney
Roadside Prophets
as Oscar
Exiled in America
as Abraham White
New Jack City
as Old Man
The People Under the Stairs
as Grandpa Booker
Carolina Skeletons
as Elijah Crooks
The Hard Way
as Raggedy Man
Decoration Day
as Gee Pennywell
The January Man
as Detective Reilly
Bird
as Dr. Caulfield
Dominick and Eugene
as Jesse Johnson
Suspect
as Judge Franklin
Five Corners
as Elderly Man in Bar
The Color of Money
as Orvis
Johnny Bull
as Wiggins
Streets of Gold
as Dishwasher at Klebanov's (uncredited)
Compromising Positions
as Sgt. Williams
The Cotton Club
as Big Joe Ison
Trading Places
as Bartender
Silkwood
as Man in Lunchroom
The Member of the Wedding
as T.T. Williams
The Hitter
as Louisiana Slim
Greased Lightning
as Mr. Jones
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
as Bartender
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
as Man on Platform